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enClemens: Color tells how wine was made, gives clues on age and qualityhttp://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2015-04-08/clemens-color-tells-how-wine-was-made-gives-clues-age-and-quality
<p>Wine color tells how the wine was made and may tell its age and quality.</p>
<p>The color of wine comes from the color of the grapes, but not in the way many people think.</p>
<p>When grapes are pressed, the juice from nearly every grape variety is white or clear. This is true of both red and white grapes.</p>
<p>To make red wine, winemakers leave red-pigmented grape skins in contact with the juice during fermentation.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2015-04-08/clemens-color-tells-how-wine-was-made-gives-clues-age-and-quality" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2015-04-08/clemens-color-tells-how-wine-was-made-gives-clues-age-and-quality#commentsLife / ColumnistsGus ClemensAcids in wineAging of wineContact DetailsGrapeGus ClemensIce wineMacerationOenologyOrange winePerson Email AddressRed wineSocial IssuesSocial IssuesUSDWineWed, 08 Apr 2015 05:03:53 +0000Gus Clemens215344 at http://lubbockonline.comClemens: What are tannins, structure and spice?http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2015-02-25/clemens-what-are-tannins-structure-and-spice
<p>Continuing exploration of wine tasting descriptors.</p>
<p>■ Tannin. Tannins come from grape skins, seeds, oak barrels. Tannin creates puckery, black tea-like sensation in your mouth that some people hate and others love. Tannic wines do well with fat-rich red meat because tannins cut through the fat on your tongue, enhancing the beef experience.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2015-02-25/clemens-what-are-tannins-structure-and-spice" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2015-02-25/clemens-what-are-tannins-structure-and-spice#commentsLife / ColumnistsGus ClemensAcids in wineBiotechnologyCabernet SauvignonFood and drinkFrench wineGrenacheGustationOakOenologySocial IssuesSocial IssuesTanninUSDWineWine tastingWRITERWed, 25 Feb 2015 06:03:44 +0000Gus Clemens210426 at http://lubbockonline.comClemens: Cooking with wine is great - if you do it righthttp://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2015-02-18/clemens-cooking-wine-great-if-you-do-it-right
<p>Cooking with wine often is misunderstood. Four major myths:</p>
<p>■ Wine adds alcohol to the dish.</p>
<p>■ If you have leftover wine, pour it into Alfredo sauce, beef stew, whatever to enhance the dish.</p>
<p>■ Best use of bad wine is for cooking.</p>
<p>■ Pouring wine into a sauce or dish as it cooks is the way to go.</p>
<p>None of the above are true. Revealed now for “On Wine” readers, wine’s real role in cooking:</p>
<p>■ Wine adds flavor, not alcohol; the quality, flavor, and style of the wine matter.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2015-02-18/clemens-cooking-wine-great-if-you-do-it-right" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2015-02-18/clemens-cooking-wine-great-if-you-do-it-right#commentsLife / ColumnistsGus ClemensAcids in wineAroma of wineBiotechnologyCabernet SauvignonFood and drinkMajorOakOenologySocial IssuesSocial IssuesStewSugars in wineSweetness of wineUSDWineWine tasting descriptorsWed, 18 Feb 2015 06:00:11 +0000Gus Clemens209515 at http://lubbockonline.comClemens: What wine should you serve for Thanksgiving?http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2014-11-19/clemens-what-wine-should-you-serve-thanksgiving
<p>Even people who don’t usually do wine do wine at Thanksgiving.</p>
<p>Wine strategies for the day you pull the cork and gobble the gobbler.</p>
<p>Safe bets: wines with acidity and lightness to complement, not compete with, turkey and other delights.</p>
<p>You do not just pair with turkey, you also pair with stuffing — sage, rosemary, thyme, mushrooms, fennel. Lightness and crisp acidity play well with these varied, subtle ingredients.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2014-11-19/clemens-what-wine-should-you-serve-thanksgiving" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2014-11-19/clemens-what-wine-should-you-serve-thanksgiving#commentsLife / ColumnistsGus ClemensAcids in wineAlsace wineArgentinaCaliforniaContact DetailsGerman wineGus ClemensItalian wineItalyNew ZealandNew Zealand wineOregonPerson Email AddressPinot noirRieslingRoseSparkling wineThanksgivingTurkeyUSDWineWine tastingWine tasting descriptorsWed, 19 Nov 2014 06:01:52 +0000Gus Clemens198153 at http://lubbockonline.comClemens: Acidity is key to good winehttp://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2014-11-12/clemens-acidity-key-good-wine
<p>In many ways, art of winemaking is art of developing or manipulating four naturally-occurring acids: tartaric, malic, citric, and lactic.</p>
<p>Academically, acidity is measured in pH, a logarithmic scale that measures free hydrogen. Perversely, higher pH, lesser acidity, lower pH, greater acidity.</p>
<p>All wine is acidic, with pH ranging between 3 and 4. Water pH is 7.0, lemonade 2.5.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2014-11-12/clemens-acidity-key-good-wine" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2014-11-12/clemens-acidity-key-good-wine#commentsLife / ColumnistsGus ClemensAcids in wineChemistryContact DetailsFermentationfoodFood and drinkGus ClemensHydroxy acidsMalolactic fermentationOenologyPerson Email AddressRieslingTartaric acidUSDWineWine faultWinemakingWed, 12 Nov 2014 06:01:39 +0000Gus Clemens197221 at http://lubbockonline.comClemens: What does all that blather in wine columns really mean?http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2014-11-05/clemens-what-does-all-blather-wine-columns-really-mean
<p>If you deign to read tasting notes in this or other reviews, you encounter fervent attempts to render highly subjective sensations of nose and palate into memorable metaphors and florid adjectives.</p>
<p>Aside from the obvious — most red wine descriptions include “cherry,” many chardonnays include “apple,” most New Zealand sauv blancs include “grass” — writers strive to distinguish themselves by delivering specificity beyond comprehension: “Echoes of wilted rose suppleness,” “melted fig and Black Forest cake,” “linzer torte and late-harvest red currant preserves.”</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2014-11-05/clemens-what-does-all-blather-wine-columns-really-mean" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2014-11-05/clemens-what-does-all-blather-wine-columns-really-mean#commentsLife / ColumnistsGus ClemensAcids in wineAroma of wineBiotechnologyContact DetailsFood and drinkGus ClemensGustationNew ZealandNew Zealand winePerson Email AddressRieslingWineWine ratingWine tastingWed, 05 Nov 2014 06:01:09 +0000Gus Clemens196275 at http://lubbockonline.comClemens: Wine-food pairing not as important as some people believehttp://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2014-10-22/clemens-wine-food-pairing-not-important-some-people-believe
<p>Too many people make a big deal about food-wine pairing. God bless them, they mean well.</p>
<p>A food may pair better with this wine rather than that wine, but we make far too much about this. There is no perfect wine pairing with a particular dish. Wine-food pairing is horseshoes and hand grenades, not microsurgery.</p>
<p>Comforting note: If you like the wine, it probably will go with whatever you are eating.</p>
<p>Cautionary note: If the entree is juicy steak, there are wines that rich red meats can maul.</p>
<p>Rules of thumb:</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2014-10-22/clemens-wine-food-pairing-not-important-some-people-believe" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2014-10-22/clemens-wine-food-pairing-not-important-some-people-believe#commentsLife / ColumnistsGus ClemensAcids in wineCalifornia wineChenin blancContact DetailsfoodFood and drinkGus ClemensIce wineMerlotPerson Email AddressPinot grisPinot noirSauvignon blancSocial IssuesSocial IssuesUSDWineWine and food matchingWine tastingWed, 22 Oct 2014 05:03:34 +0000Gus Clemens194416 at http://lubbockonline.comClemens: Amarone from Valpolicella smooth, fruity and boasts high alcohol content. http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2014-10-01/clemens-amarone-valpolicella-smooth-fruity-and-boasts-high-alcohol
<p>Amarone is amazing wine created in Italy’s Valpolicella region (Valpolicella is the region, not a grape) centered around the city of Verona.</p>
<p>Yes, Verona, city of Romeo and Juliet. That “amarone” flagrantly flirts with the Italian word for love (<em>amore</em>) hardly is happenstance.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2014-10-01/clemens-amarone-valpolicella-smooth-fruity-and-boasts-high-alcohol" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2014-10-01/clemens-amarone-valpolicella-smooth-fruity-and-boasts-high-alcohol#commentsLife / ColumnistsGus ClemensAcids in wineAmaroAmaroneCorvinaGarganegaItalian wineMolinaraOenologyRomeoSugars in wineUSDValpolicellaVERONAWineWinemakingWed, 01 Oct 2014 05:24:23 +0000Gus Clemens191760 at http://lubbockonline.comClemens: Explanations vary for wine bottle colorshttp://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2014-09-10/clemens-explanations-vary-wine-bottle-colors
<p>Ninety-nine bottles of wine on the wall, 99 bottles of wine. Take one down, pass it around, 98 bottles of wine on the wall.</p>
<p>If there are that many bottles, chances are very good they are different shapes and colors. Why?</p>
<p>This being about wine, reasons are messy and no one really knows for sure, but over the next weeks we will explore plausible explanations.</p>
<p>First, glass colors. These sort of make sense:</p>
<p>■ <strong>Bordeaux: </strong>dark green for reds, light green for dry whites, clear for sweet whites. Most of the time.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2014-09-10/clemens-explanations-vary-wine-bottle-colors" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2014-09-10/clemens-explanations-vary-wine-bottle-colors#commentsLife / ColumnistsGus ClemensAcids in wineAging of wineBiotechnologyBottleContact DetailsContainersGlass bottlesOakOenologyPerson Email AddressSocial IssuesSocial IssuesTechnologyUSDWineWine bottleWine tastingWed, 10 Sep 2014 05:08:24 +0000Gus Clemens188979 at http://lubbockonline.comClemens: More nuanced flavors come with age - yours, not the wine'shttp://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2014-03-05/clemens-more-nuanced-flavors-come-age-yours-not-wines
<p>For many, the journey starts with simple, cheap, easy-to-find wine.</p>
<p>Moscato is the current introductory big thing. Myx Moscato clearly targets wine newbies: 6-ounce, screw-top bottles priced around $4, three flavors (Original Moscato, Coconut &amp; Moscato, and Peach &amp; Moscato), all promoted by Nicki Minaj’s bodaciously pumped-up body and personality.</p>
<p>Other fruit-flavored wines, white zinfandel and sweeter wines eagerly accommodate palates spooked by big and bold.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2014-03-05/clemens-more-nuanced-flavors-come-age-yours-not-wines" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2014-03-05/clemens-more-nuanced-flavors-come-age-yours-not-wines#commentsLife / ColumnistsGus ClemensAcids in wineAsti wineChardonnayChenin blancContact DetailsFrench wineGustationMuscatNicki MinajPerson Email AddressSparkling winesUSDWhite ZinfandelWineWine tastingZinfandelWed, 05 Mar 2014 06:02:13 +0000Gus Clemens166715 at http://lubbockonline.comClemens: Sauvignon blanc a go-to option when you're unsure of food pairingshttp://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2013-11-20/clemens-sauvignon-blanc-go-option-when-youre-unsure-food-pairings
<p>Intimidated by the need to pair wine with food for your grand holiday meal? Have no fear, two-word answer here: sauvignon blanc.</p>
<p>A major element of wine-food pairing is “palate cleansing”—scrubbing your mouth so you can better appreciate the next flutter of flavors.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2013-11-20/clemens-sauvignon-blanc-go-option-when-youre-unsure-food-pairings" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2013-11-20/clemens-sauvignon-blanc-go-option-when-youre-unsure-food-pairings#commentsLife / ColumnistsGus ClemensAcids in wineContact DetailsfoodFrench wineKim Crawford MarlboroughLoire ValleyMichael David Sauvignon BlancNew ZealandNew Zealand winePerson Email AddresspremierSancerreSauvignon blancUSDWashington wineWineWine faultWine tastingWed, 20 Nov 2013 20:58:28 +0000Gus Clemens155910 at http://lubbockonline.comClemens: How do you know when good wine goes bad?http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2013-10-30/clemens-how-do-you-know-when-good-wine-goes-bad
<p>You are salivating in anticipation of the delicious steak/bird/fish and pour a special bottle for the occasion. Then, yikes, a goblin grabs your nose. Burnt matches. Wet cardboard. Freshly deposited stuff in a barnyard.</p>
<p>In a restaurant, do you demand a refund? At home, do you curse your local wine shop? Or do you shrug and drink it anyway, thinking this is how “good wine” is supposed to taste. To help, a list of wine fault signs and causes, including what may seem to be faults but are not.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2013-10-30/clemens-how-do-you-know-when-good-wine-goes-bad" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2013-10-30/clemens-how-do-you-know-when-good-wine-goes-bad#commentsLife / ColumnistsGus ClemensAcids in wineBiotechnologyContact DetailsCork taintFermentationFood and drinkMalolactic fermentationOenologyPerson Email AddressVinegarWineWine faultWed, 30 Oct 2013 05:02:52 +0000Gus Clemens153608 at http://lubbockonline.comClemens: Experts predict Madeira wine will be the next big thinghttp://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2013-10-17/clemens-experts-predict-madeira-wine-will-be-next-big-thing
<p>What a wonderful time: summer heat is past; great harvest holidays approach. Time to contemplate one of the greatest and most unusual wines in the world: Madeira, an ideal wine to enjoy at the warm, fuzzy end of a feast or while snuggling in a favorite blanket as the first chills of winter whisper outside.</p>
<p>Madeira is part of Portugal, but it is an island some 625 miles southwest of the mainland, almost due west of Casablanca, Morocco.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2013-10-17/clemens-experts-predict-madeira-wine-will-be-next-big-thing" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2013-10-17/clemens-experts-predict-madeira-wine-will-be-next-big-thing#commentsLife / ColumnistsGus ClemensAcids in wineAging of wineBoalCASABLANCAContact DetailsFortified winejudgeMadeiraMadeira wineMalvasiaMoroccoPerson Email AddressPortuguese wineSercialVerdelhoWineWine tastingThu, 17 Oct 2013 15:30:46 +0000Gus Clemens152208 at http://lubbockonline.comTexas Wineslinger: Toast the Holidays with Texas Fizz and Funhttp://lubbockonline.com/life/2012-12-18/texas-wineslinger-toast-holidays-texas-fizz-and-fun
<p>Texans love sparkling wines, and these bubblies have been around for some time. Lorenzo de Zavala (a noted land empresario, statesman and Texas revolutionary) left behind a sales receipt for Champagne from Île-de-France in Paris dated May 18, 1831, as proof.</p>
<p>The term “Champagne” can only be applied to a sparkling wine produced with a secondary fermentation of the wine in the bottle to create carbonation. It must also be made in the region of white limestone hills about 90 miles northeast of Paris, France. So, what’s a Texas sparkling wine aficionado to do?</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/life/2012-12-18/texas-wineslinger-toast-holidays-texas-fizz-and-fun" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/life/2012-12-18/texas-wineslinger-toast-holidays-texas-fizz-and-fun#commentsLifeLife / ColumnistsAcids in wineCaliforniaCalifornia winecarbonationChampagneChardonnayChenin blancContact DetailsFranceFrench wineIce wineJonKim McPhersonLorenzo de ZavalaLubbock Avalanche-JournalLubbock wineryNew Year's DayOenologyPARISPerson Email AddressPerson LocationQuotationSparkling winesTexasTexas wineWineWed, 19 Dec 2012 03:04:31 +0000Staff117897 at http://lubbockonline.comTexas Wineslinger: BarZ Wines are for those who savor and ponderhttp://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2012-10-30/kane-barz-wines-are-those-who-savor-and-ponder
<p>“The moment the wine hit my palate and the rich and mature aromas and flavors infiltrated my senses, I knew I was hooked. I wanted to make a wines like this here in Texas.” This was the way co-owner and winemaker at BarZ Winery Monty Dixon described his wine epiphany.</p>
<p>He couldn’t tell me the name of the wine, but he knew it was from Spain, its Rioja region to be specific. Dixon continued, “That wine was deep and mysterious with a bit of melancholy. It spoke to my soul and made me just want to hold on to it and ponder.”</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2012-10-30/kane-barz-wines-are-those-who-savor-and-ponder" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/life-columnists/2012-10-30/kane-barz-wines-are-those-who-savor-and-ponder#commentsLife / ColumnistsRuss KaneAcids in wineAging of wineAlcoholBarZ WineryBiotechnologyCandidate PositionCanyonCanyon wineryContact DetailsFood and drinkGustationMonty DixonOenologyPerson Email AddressQuotationRuss KaneSpainTexasWineWine tastingWed, 31 Oct 2012 02:56:09 +0000Russ Kane111748 at http://lubbockonline.com